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>And the point you are trying to make is...what? > >>When in doubt, overreach for an inappropriate word: >> >>"Mr. Roddy testified that Ms. Jordan was "gob-smacked" >>when he told her she gave $10,000 to judicial >>candidate Cheryl Allen." >> >>Paging Dr. Roddy, Dr. Roddy ... >> >>"Mr. Roddy said that his experience ran contrary to a >>doctor's report that Ms. Jordan was psychotic and her >>memory was very impaired." >> >>2 + 2 = 5. Just take Dennis' word for it: >> >>"Under cross-examination from defense attorney Thomas >>J. Farrell, Mr. Roddy said he threw away the notes and >>deleted the tape recording of the interview." >> >>Of course, the note destruction issue is crucial to >>both the case and journalism in general. Here's a >>fairly brief story on different sides of the debate >> >><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>href="http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=1785">http://w >w >>w.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=1785</a> >> >>My practice and experience with other reporters is >>that we all keep stacks of full note books for a long >>time. What do you do? And what have you seen of >>Dennis' desk and drawers? Full of papers and >>notebooks, or neat as a pin?

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